In the Fall of 2017, a mass shooting took place at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. It left nearly 60 people dead and hundreds physically injured. Many more concert-goers have suffered emotional trauma in addition to physical injuries and still more have suffered the loss of loved ones.

Those who were inside the gates of the Route 91 Harvest Festival and suffered emotional or physical trauma, or those who have lost a loved one because of the mass shooting on that day may be able to recover legal compensation.

Route 91 Harvest Festival Injuries

On Oct. 1, 2017, 58 people were killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival during a performance by country music star, Jason Aldean. A lone gunman, from a window in the Mandalay Bay hotel, opened fire around ten pm on a crowd of over 20,000 concert attendees. In addition to the 58 killed, over five hundred others were physically injured in the shooting and resulting chaos.

Many of these have had to endure hospital stays, surgeries, therapy visits, missed work, doctors’ visits and more in order to begin to piece their lives back together.

Many victims and families have opted to attempt to get money from and financial aid from state organizations helping those who have been affected by violent crime. Additionally, Las Vegas Victims Fund has been set into motion that oversees $22 million in donations to aid those affected by the Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting.

But some victims and families are claiming that necessary money is not being distributed to them because they have not been hurt as badly as others.

Many have also filed Route 91 Harvest Festival lawsuits against both MGM and LiveNation. They seek to hold MGM Resorts International responsible because they own the Mandalay Bay hotel. LiveNation is the entity that organized the Route 91 Harvest Festival.

People have claimed that MGM does not have adequate security policies, they do not train their staff correctly, they do not have the proper surveillance security in place, they did not respond quickly enough when the security guard was shot and that they were negligent by giving the shooter access to a Mandalay Bay service elevator allowing him to stockpile ammo and automatic weapons in his hotel room.

Concert organizer LiveNation is accused of not properly using loudspeakers, media boards or video monitors to make concert attendees aware of evacuation procedures, failing to provide enough exits and not training employees regarding possible terrorist attacks or other emergencies.

Those filing lawsuits against these entities, as well as against the shooter himself and against Mandalay Bay, are asking for compensation for personal injury, disability, loss of wages because of missed work, medical expenses (current, past and future), therapy costs for post traumatic stress disorder, pain and suffering, funeral expenses of a loved one and wrongful death.

In addition to this, some have even filed lawsuits against gun manufacturers like Slide Fire Solutions for making bump stock firearm accessories and providing them to the shooter. These accessories have since been taken off of the market by Slide Fire.

If you have been personally affected by the Las Vegas shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, you may have a legal claim. Speaking with an experienced attorney can help you decide what legal path is right for you. To determine if you have eligibility for legal recourse against the any of the responsible parties including LiveNation or MGM, you can visit our investigation page for more information.